Transcript for Stranded by Storms: Busy Travel Day Hit by Monster Storm

Blaze for hours on the runways and look at this already more than thirteen hundred flights. Canceled and this evening one pilot apologizes for something he couldn't even control here's ABC's Lisa stark now. For tens of thousands of travelers scrambling to get home any holiday cheer is gone. Frustration even boiling over in the cockpit. When American Airlines pilot talking to his passengers was clearly fed up after nearly five hours on board waiting -- take off. Our program I have no -- -- -- don't you how sorry all of them. It does it -- weight went quote. Our air here. -- -- obviously. An awful that you. Don't have a court ordered -- The ground lots of delays -- you can see in -- -- tweeted from his stuck flight that would -- LaGuardia. Toilet clogged. Mutiny imminent. Resorted to tweeting our angst. To delta passengers will need a lot of patients already 100 flights canceled for tomorrow and more -- expected.

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